Ultriva Inc.

Cupertino, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/28/2014 -- Ultriva, Inc. continues a collaborative partnership with one of the largest manufacturers of engine cooling systems for construction, agricultural and military vehicles which now has all purchased parts going through Ultriva Lean Suite, resulting in greater collaboration and streamlined supply chain processes. Known as a pioneer in Kanban solutions, Ultriva CEO Narayan Laksham and the team of technology solutions professionals at the Cupertino-based firm are strongly advocating that engine cooling systems producers and suppliers integrate with the demand side to streamline the supply chain.

Laksham expanded, “This is clearly a paradigm shift compared to the constant focus on improving the planning or forecasts using better and superior algorithms. The primary goal of the E2E Pull process is to schedule manufacturing production based on customer demand instead of forecasts while raw materials and components usage at the manufacturing facilities should drive replenishment to the upstream supply chain. This is also known as consumption driven replenishment or electronic Kanban loops.”

Ultriva’s Collaborative supply Portal filled the holes in company’s ERP and planning systems. It also allowed them to collaborate more efficiently with their global supplier base by introducing a shared, real-time view. The Ultriva Lean Suite also integrated easily with their existing ERP. The entire integration project took just four weeks, resulting in greater supplier collaboration and improved performances. Since Ultriva’s Supply Portal is web-based and simple to use, the manufacturing company is now proactively communicating with many more suppliers and has a goal to have 90% supplier adoption utilizing the Ultriva portal.

About Ultriva, Inc.
Ultriva’s (http://www.ultriva.com) cloud-based platform leverages and seamlessly integrates with leading ERP and MRP systems, to deliver an end to end pull based replenishment model. Ultriva, based in Cupertino, CA, implemented a global demand driven manufacturing model by providing full visibility, scheduling, and sequencing of production of customer orders. The need for a collaborative transactional portal is essential and E2E Pull allows large multi-national manufacturers to actively collaborate with customers for actual demand and synchronize with suppliers for replenishment. E2E Pull offers a better solution to balancing supply with customer demand through procurement strategies, materials and inventory policies tied to actual demand signals. Many suppliers want to provide sufficient service levels to customers and turn supply replenishment and synchronization into a competitive advantage. The company’s global footprint is increasing rapidly with implementations in wide variety of industry sectors and enterprises such as ATK, CareFusion, Emerson, Ingersoll Rand, McKesson, Magellan, Regal Beloit, Thermo Fisher and more. Follow Ultriva on Twitter at @Ultriva.